exiftool ☆

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Description:
Perl lib for reading and writing EXIF metadata

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 13.44@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: metadata exif image cli perl

Install: brew install exiftool

About:
ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library and command-line application for reading, writing, and editing meta information in a wide variety of files. It supports comprehensive metadata standards including EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and many other proprietary formats. Its main value is providing a robust, scriptable interface for precise metadata manipulation across images, videos, audio, and documents.

Key Features:

Supports over 160 file types for metadata operations
Read, write, and edit EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, and JFIF tags
Powerful batch processing and file renaming capabilities
Platform-independent Perl script
Preserves file integrity by avoiding data corruption

Use Cases:

Batch processing photos to add copyright and author information
Sanitizing metadata from files before sharing for privacy
Organizing media files by renaming based on capture date and camera model

Alternatives:

ImageMagick – Primarily focused on image conversion and manipulation; has limited metadata capabilities compared to ExifTool's depth and breadth of format support.
ExifProbe – Specialized in analyzing and identifying EXIF structures rather than comprehensive editing and writing.

License: Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Dec 16, 2025 12:16am	VERSION_BUMP	16072278
Sep 10, 2025 5:57pm	VERSION_BUMP	94b24309
Sep 9, 2025 11:51pm	VERSION_BUMP	a7065f2b
Oct 30, 2024 11:15am	VERSION_BUMP	9f8fb3c5
Jan 31, 2024 7:39pm	VERSION_BUMP	66dccc36
Jan 30, 2024 8:36pm	VERSION_BUMP	257ae5e4
Nov 20, 2023 10:36am	VERSION_BUMP	ffc83254
Nov 20, 2023 1:58am	VERSION_BUMP	8a36ad94